STRANGER


Meaning of STRANGER in English

I. ˈstrān-jər noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangier stranger, foreigner, from estrange

Date: 14th century

1. : one who is strange: as

a.

(1) : foreigner

(2) : a resident alien

b. : one in the house of another as a guest, visitor, or intruder

c. : a person or thing that is unknown or with whom one is unacquainted

d. : one who does not belong to or is kept from the activities of a group

e. : one not privy or party to an act, contract, or title : one that interferes without right

2. : one ignorant of or unacquainted with someone or something

II. adjective

Date: 15th century

: of, relating to, or being a stranger : foreign

III. transitive verb

Date: 1606

obsolete : estrange , alienate

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.